ATLANTA, July 14, 2008 – Srixon’s Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a 10-under par score at the Barclays Scottish Open to finish tied for third, while Karrie Webb finished at 11-under par to finish fifth at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
With three top 10s this year, Jimenez, who uses the Srixon Z-URS golf ball is leading the European Tour Order of Merit. He will be playing in the 137th Open Championship this week at Royal Birkdale. Joining Jimenez will be Srixon players Robert Allenby, Tim Clark, Jim Furyk and John Rollins.
On the LPGA Tour, Webb recorded her fourth top-10 finish and currently ranks No. 10 on the Money List with earnings of $578,000. She uses the Srixon 701 Tour irons and Srixon Z-URS golf ball and is in the top 10 in Greens In Regulation.
The Srixon Z-URS golf ball consists of the softest urethane cover the company has ever created. The ball provides soft feel on all shots from tee to green and greenside spin control on approach shots. The ball features a high trajectory 330-dimple pattern that provides a strong and penetrating trajectory in all wind conditions.
About SRI Sports
SRIXON Sports USA, Inc., based in Lawrenceville, Ga., has been distributing premium golf balls and equipment in the U.S. since 1997 and is a subsidiary of SRI Sports Limited. SRI Sports Limited is the number one golf club manufacturer in the world’s second largest market, Japan, and is one of the world’s leading patent holders in golf ball technology. SRIXON golf balls earned 26 tournament victories on multiple professional tours around the world in 2006. For more information about SRIXON please visit www.srixon.com.
SRIXON is a registered trademark of SRI Sports Limited.
SRI Sports is a company of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Group.
Contact:
Jackie Beck, 860 304-3643, jackiebeck@srixon.com
